2001 Women's Islamic Games

The third edition of the Women's Islamic Games took place in Tehran and Rasht, Iran from 2 to 8 November 2001. A total of 23 countries, 84 teams, and 795 athletes competed at the Games, which featured fifteen separate sports. The competition was due to feature 34 countries but due to the September 11 attacks in the United States, and the War in Afghanistan, the original number was reduced, as was the number of international observers. The competition was overseen by 389 referees and 9 international observers. Hosts Iran won the competition with a total of 185 medals; almost half the medals awarded at the Games. Participants 22em Azerbaijan Afghanistan 1992 Great Britain Bahrain Bangladesh Democratic Republic of the Congo 1997 Kuwait Kyrgyzstan India Iraq 1991 Iran(host) Maldives Malaysia Morocco Oman Pakistan Qatar Senegal Sudan Syria 1980 Tajikistan Uganda Yemen Sports The sports competed at the Games were: badminton, basketball, chess, fencing, futsal, gymnastics, handball, karate, shooting, swimming, table tennis, taekwondo, tennis, and volleyball. Futsal Results 2001 teams (4): Iran / Azerbaijan / Iraq (national team) + England (Muslim team and not official national team) Iran 36-0 England Muslim / Iran 17-8 Azerbaijan / Iran W-L Iraq Day 1 : 5 Aban 1380 Iran 17-8 Azerbaijan England Muslim 2-4 Iraq Day 2: 6 Aban 1380 Iran W-L Iraq Azerbaijan W-L England Muslim Day 3: 7 Aban 1380 Iran 36-0 England Muslim Iraq 4-5 Azerbaijan Final Ranking : 1- Iran 2- Azerbaijan 3- Iraq 4- England Muslim Source: 1 2 3 4 5 6 https://web.archive.org/web/20171208003955/http://www.farsnews.com/printable.php?nn=8407030412 2017-12-08 7 Medal table IRI 77 65 43 yes 18 17 15 SYR 1980 8 11 13 6 22 31 4 1 1 2 3 1 2 2 3 2 1 0 1 3 6 1 2 5 Iraq 1991 (IRQ) 0 2 2 Afghanistan 1992 (AFG) 0 1 3 0 0 4 Women's Islamic Games, 2001 Category:November 2001 sports events in Asia Category:Women's Islamic Games Wom Category:Multi-sport events in Iran Category:International sports competitions hosted by Iran Category:Sports competitions in Tehran Women's Islamic Games Category:2000s in Tehran Category:2001 in women's sport